Vehicle control device

1. A vehicle control device supporting shared use of a vehicle between at least one vehicle provider who provides a vehicle, and at least one user who uses the vehicle provided by the vehicle provider, comprising: a CPU and a memory, the CPU comprising: a rentable period recognizing unit that recognizes a rentable period during which the vehicle is rentable, and records the rentable period to a rental registration table that is stored in the memory; a scheduled use period recognition unit that records a scheduled period for use during which the vehicle is reserved to be used by the user to the rental registration table, the scheduled period for use being within the rentable period that is recorded in the rental registration table, and the scheduled use period recognition unit recognizes a scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the user; an unscheduled use detection unit that detects an unscheduled use start operation performed by the vehicle provider so as to start the use of the vehicle during the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the user; and an unscheduled use inhibition unit that executes unscheduled use inhibition processing for inhibiting the use of the vehicle by the vehicle provider when the unscheduled use start operation is detected by the unscheduled use detection unit.

2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the unscheduled use detection unit detects an unlock operation for the vehicle as an operation for starting the use of the vehicle; and the unscheduled use inhibition unit executes first reporting or executes processing for inhibiting the unlocking of the vehicle, as the unscheduled use inhibition processing.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the unscheduled use detection unit detects a start operation for the vehicle as an operation for starting the use of the vehicle; and the unscheduled use inhibition unit executes second reporting or executes processing for inhibiting the starting of the vehicle, as the unscheduled use inhibition processing.

4. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the use of the vehicle by the user indicates use as a deposit space for housing an article in a housing part of the vehicle parked in a predetermined place; and the unscheduled use inhibition unit executes processing for inhibiting the driving of the vehicle as the unscheduled use inhibition processing when the unscheduled use start operation is detected by the unscheduled use detection unit in a state where the remaining time of the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the user is a predetermined time or less, the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the first user being recognized by the scheduled use period recognition unit.

5. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , further comprising: an electronic key use recognition unit, the electronic key use recognition unit recognizing that an electronic key for operating the vehicle has been used, wherein the unscheduled use detection unit determines, when an operation for starting the use of the vehicle is performed in a state where the use of the electronic key is recognized by the electronic key use recognition unit, whether the operation is performed by the vehicle provider, through checking a user associated with the electronic key.

6. A vehicle control device supporting shared use of a vehicle among a plurality of users, comprising a CPU that includes: a scheduled use period recognition unit that recognizes a scheduled period for use of the vehicle by a first user, the first user being any one of the plurality of users; an unscheduled use detection unit that detects an unscheduled use start operation performed by a second user so as to start the use of the vehicle during the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the first user, the second user being any one of the plurality of users except the first user, the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the first user being recognized by the scheduled use period recognition unit; and an unscheduled use inhibition unit that executes unscheduled use inhibition processing for inhibiting the use of the vehicle by the second user when the unscheduled use start operation is detected by the unscheduled use detection unit, wherein the use of the vehicle by the first user indicates use as a deposit space for housing an article in a housing part of the vehicle parked in a predetermined place; and the unscheduled use inhibition unit executes processing for inhibiting the driving of the vehicle as the unscheduled use inhibition processing when the unscheduled use start operation is detected by the unscheduled use detection unit in a state where the remaining time of the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the first user is a predetermined time or less, the scheduled period for use of the vehicle by the first user being recognized by the scheduled use period recognition unit.